TinGuitar.com

One-of-a-kind musical instruments, hand crafted in the West Yorkshire Pennine town of Hebden Bridge.

About me, Rob Collins, and the instruments.

I am a luthier specialising in ukuleles. My aim is to produce distinctively-styled instruments, providing an alternative to the standard "factory" designs. Through careful choice of materials, I am able to offer all the tone, playability and build quality of a professional player's instrument in a wide variety of woods, both traditional and unconventional.

"Why tinguitar.com?"

This was my starting point as a semi professional luthier - as a builder of biscuit tin banjos, ukuleles, mandolins and guitars. From 1996 to 2010 I built approximately 100 such instruments.

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As I've gained in experience, I've progressed into building traditional wooden instruments to the point where I am one of only a tiny handful of full-time ukulele luthiers in the UK.

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Vintage tin ukulele I made this ukulele from a vintage Co-Op biscuit tin for London - based ukulele tutor Lorraine Bow

Posted by admin on Monday, 09-Jan-2012 08:15 AM

Walnut soprano ukulele for sale

Now available for sale,

Soprano ukulele in walnut / red cedar.

Price £295

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 13-Sep-2011 16:04 PM

Electric travel mandolin

Just completed - a custom-order electric travel mandolin in quilted maple, fitted with alnico pickup and Gotoh sealed tuners.

Please contact me if you are interested in commissioning an instrument like this.

Posted by admin on Saturday, 27-Aug-2011 13:13 PM